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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.Carn boots
Wed 20 Mar, 2013 8:00 pm
G'day all
Anyone tried any of the Carn boots out yet ?
Reviews look ok, and I've just ordered a pair of the Statospheres out of curiosity.Will see how they handle the southwest.
Cheers
http://www.carn-uk.com.au/mens-trekking-boots
Anyone tried any of the Carn boots out yet ?
Reviews look ok, and I've just ordered a pair of the Statospheres out of curiosity.Will see how they handle the southwest.
Cheers
http://www.carn-uk.com.au/mens-trekking-boots
Re: Carn boots
Wed 20 Mar, 2013 9:02 pm
I had a pair of the stratosphere shoes
They are very comfortable and require almost no breaking in. The inner sole is extremely comfortable and I have taken the inner out to use in my boots.
The downside was they did not prove to be very tough. The shoes failed after about a year of moderate use. They failed in two locations. The sole and upper started to separate adjacent to the start of the laces. I also had problems with the inside lining falling apart. I returned my first pair but a second pair suffered a similar fate.
My wife has a different model and they are fine but she walks less and is much easier on her shoes generally.
Hopefully the model you get are more resilient.
They do feel different to most shoes and feel lose on your heel however they stay in place
They are very comfortable and require almost no breaking in. The inner sole is extremely comfortable and I have taken the inner out to use in my boots.
The downside was they did not prove to be very tough. The shoes failed after about a year of moderate use. They failed in two locations. The sole and upper started to separate adjacent to the start of the laces. I also had problems with the inside lining falling apart. I returned my first pair but a second pair suffered a similar fate.
My wife has a different model and they are fine but she walks less and is much easier on her shoes generally.
Hopefully the model you get are more resilient.
They do feel different to most shoes and feel lose on your heel however they stay in place
Re: Carn boots
Fri 22 Mar, 2013 8:53 pm
cheers for that.
The comfort seems to be a common thread in most of the reviews Ive seen. I seem to be able to demolish synthetic boots within a year, and normally revert back to leather, but for $130 a pair, willing to give them a go..
The comfort seems to be a common thread in most of the reviews Ive seen. I seem to be able to demolish synthetic boots within a year, and normally revert back to leather, but for $130 a pair, willing to give them a go..
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